112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 31 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (S. 1280) 

3 to amend the Peace Corps Act to require sexual assault 

4 risk-reduction and response training, the development of 

5 a sexual assault policy, the establishment of an Office of 

6 Victim Advocacy, the establishment of a Sexual Assault 

7 Advisory Council, and for other purposes, the Secretary 

8 of the Senate shall make the following corrections: 

9 Amend section 8C of the Peace Corps Act, in the 

10 quoted material in section 2 of the bill, by adding at the 

11 end the following new subsection: 

12 ‘‘(e) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective 

13 on October 1, 2018.’’. 

14 Amend section 8D of the Peace Corps Act, in the 

15 quoted material in section 2 of the bill, by adding at the 

16 end the following new subsection: 

17 ‘‘(g) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective 

18 on October 1, 2018.’’. 
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1 Amend section 8E of the Peace Corps Act, in the 

2 quoted material in section 2 of the bill— 

3 (1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘The Presi4 dent shall annually conduct’’ and inserting ‘‘Annu5 ally through September 30, 2018, the President 

6 shall conduct’’; 

7 (2) in subsection (d)— 

8 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘a bi9 ennial report’’ and inserting ‘‘a report, not later 

10 than one year after the date of the enactment 

11 of this section, and biennially through Sep12 tember 30, 2018,’’; and 

13 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘not 

14 later than two years after the date of the enact15 ment of this section and every three years 

16 thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than two 

17 years and five years after the date of the enact18 ment of this section’’; and 

19 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub20 section: 

21 ‘‘(e) PORTFOLIO REVIEWS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, at 

23 least once every 3 years, perform a review to evalu24 ate the allocation and delivery of resources across 

25 the countries the Peace Corps serves or is consid-
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1 ering for service. Such portfolio reviews shall at a 

2 minimum include the following with respect to each 

3 such country: 

4 ‘‘(A) An evaluation of the country’s com5 mitment to the Peace Corps program. 

6 ‘‘(B) An analysis of the safety and security 

7 of volunteers. 

8 ‘‘(C) An evaluation of the country’s need 

9 for assistance. 

10 ‘‘(D) An analysis of country program 

11 costs. 

12 ‘‘(E) An evaluation of the effectiveness of 

13 management of each post within a country. 

14 ‘‘(F) An evaluation of the country’s con15 gruence with the Peace Corp’s mission and 

16 strategic priorities. 

17 ‘‘(2) BRIEFING.—Upon request of the Chair18 man and Ranking Member of the Committee on 

19 Foreign Relations of the Senate or the Committee 

20 on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 

21 the President shall brief such committees on each 

22 portfolio review required under paragraph (1). If re23 quested, each such briefing shall discuss perform24 ance measures and sources of data used (such as 

25 project status reports, volunteer surveys, impact 
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1 studies, reports of Inspector General of the Peace 

2 Corps, and any relevant external sources) in making 

3 the findings and conclusions in such review.’’. 

4 Amend section 8I(a) of the Peace Corps Act, in the 

5 quoted material in section 2, by inserting ‘‘through Sep6 tember 30, 2018,’’ after ‘‘annually’’. 

7 Strike section 8. 

8 Redesignate sections 9 and 10 as sections 8 and 9, 

9 respectively. 

10 Strike section 11. 

Passed the Senate October 13, 2011. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 31 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a 

correction in the enrollment of S. 1280.